Angela Autumn - "Heavy Tobacco"

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Photo by Avery Norman

One of the highlights of Angela Autumn's set at this year's Green River Festival was the brand new song "Heavy Tobacco." Yesterday she released the song as a single, and it's just as great. The song fits snugly into the singer-songwriter/folk spectrum of music, but there's just something a little unique about the song. There's a haunting, almost noise rock lite element to the song. As Autumn's vocals reach a hypnotic quality, the music starts to swirl around her in a nearly supernatural way. Sure, "Heavy Tobacco" is a folk song, but it's certainly not a traditional one, and is more folk-adjacent. Autumn has a rather unique sound to her music, and this song is a perfect example of it.

Angela Autumn says of her latest single:

"This is a song about the tobacco spirit. In many cultures, particularly American indigenous, tobacco is regarded for its purification abilities. I don’t think many folks see tobacco as ‘healthy;’ quite the opposite. The message is that anything positive can become harmful when abused. It’s me reflecting upon choices that were necessary but carried both positive and negative consequences."

"Fame feels like something to be chased, with a time limit on our actualization. Smoking is a way of counting moments, of categorizing time. Inevitably our goals and desires will run out and we are left with our legacy, and impact on the earth– consciously or unconsciously."

You can watch the video for "Heavy Tobacco" below. Believer is due out September 11 on Gar Hole Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Angela Autumn, check out the artist on Instagram and Facebook. Upcoming tour dates are below the video and include December 13 at The Rockwell in Somerville, MA.


Oct 3 - Leipzig, DE - UT Connewitz ^

Oct 4 - Leipzig, DE - UT Connewitz ^

Oct 5 - Prague, CZ - MeetFactory ^

Oct 7 - Krakow, PL - Hype Park ^

Oct 8 - Warsaw, PL - Progresja ^

Oct 9 - Poznan, PL - 2Progi ^

Oct 11 - Copenhagen, DK - Pumpehuset ^

Oct 12 - Hamburg, DE - Grosse Freiheit 36 ^

Oct 13 - Bremen, DE - Modernes ^

Oct 15 - Berlin, DE - Metropol ^

Oct 16 - Berlin, DE - Metropol ^

Oct 18 - Munich, DE - Muffathalle ^

Oct 19 - Innsbruck, AU - Treibhaus ^

Oct 20 - Vienna, AU - Arena ^

Oct 22 - Salzburg, AU - Rockhouse ^

Oct 23 - Budapest, HU - A38 Ship ^

Oct 24 - Zagreb, HR - Mocvara Club ^

Oct 25 - Zurich, CH - Kaufleuten ^

Oct 27 - Milan, IT - Magazzini Generali ^

Oct 28 - Rome, IT - Monk ^

Oct 29 - Bologna, IT - Locomotiv Club ^

Oct 31 - Lyon, FR - Transbordeur Club ^

Nov 1 - Frankfurt, DE - Zoom ^

Nov 2 - Esch-sur-Alzette, LU - Rockhal ^

Nov 4 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso ^

Nov 5 - Den Haag, NL - Paard ^

Nov 6 - Nijmegen, NL - Doornroosje ^

Nov 8 - Zwolle, NL - Hedon ^

Nov 9 - Brussels, BE - Cirque Royal ^

Nov 10 - Paris, FR - Elysée Montmartre ^

Nov 12 - Manchester, UK - Academy 2 ^

Nov 13 - Bristol, UK - Electric ^

Nov 14 - London, UK - Electric Brixton ^

Nov 15 - London, UK - Betsey Trotwood

Nov 16 - Cologne, DE - Stadthalle ^

Dec 4 - Chicago, IL - The Hideout

Dec 5 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern

Dec 6 - Detroit, MI - Lager House

Dec 8 - Toronto, ON - Monarch Tavern

Dec 10 - Pittsburgh, PA - Thunderbird Music Hall

Dec 11 - Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool

Dec 12 - Philadelphia, PA - Milkboy

Dec 13 - Boston, MA - Rockwell

Dec 15 - Lancaster, PA - West Arts

Dec 17 - Washington, DC - Songbyrd

Dec 18 - Richmond, VA - Richmond Music Hall

Dec 19 - Durham, NC - The Pinhook

Dec 20 - Asheville, NC - Revival

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